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Mbale City business community mourn fallen businessman Hashim Hassan Jaffar

10 May, 2023
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The business community in Mbale City have described fallen businessman Hashim Hassan Jaffar as a down to earth person who served mankind.


Hashim was a prominent fuel dealer in Mbale City owning a number of fuel stations and a string of other businesses. Hashim, aged 78 years succumbed to heart related complications that he has been battling with for some time. He died last night at his home in Buwalasi cell, Nabuyonga ward, Northern City Division in Mbale City.

Alfred Magomu and Massa Musa are former leaders who say they have lost a person who always contributed to the development of the City through timely payment of taxes and extension of support to needy people.

Charles Walimbwa Peke the former LCV Chairperson of Mbale District said that during his reign, Hashim supplied the District with fuel on credit which would later be paid for. He was today laid to rest at the public cemetery in Maluku ward.

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